Finns want fewer refugees

Finland received in 2015 the largest number of refugees in its history, which has lead to growing anti-immigration sentiments. Politicians outside the conservative True Finns party have also turned against refugees.

News sources in February 2016 also reported that new legislation being planned in Finland would require asylum seekers and Finns who want spouses living in non-EU countries to join them in Finland to provide proof of a net income of at least €1,700 per month in future. The Finish press criticised the draft law being put together by the government in Helsinki.

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EurActiv, 28.01.16: Finland expects to expel 20,000 failed asylum seekers http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/finland-expects-expel-20000-failed-asylum-seekers-321410

BBC News, 01.02.16: Migrant crisis: Finland PM Sipila halts plan to host refugees http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35458641

The Guardian, 02.02.16: Finnish PM drops promise to let refugees use his home http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/02/finnish-pm-drops-promise-to-let-refugees-use-his-home

Politico, 01.02.16: Finnish PM to refugees: You can’t stay in my house http://www.politico.eu/article/finnish-pm-sipila-to-refugees-crisis-you-cant-stay-in-my-house/

Euro|Topics: Debates, February 2016: Finland wants to curb family reunification http://www.eurotopics.net/en/154022/finland-wants-to-curb-family-reunification

Finland: Finnish Immigration Service: Moving to Finland to be with a family member http://www.migri.fi/moving_to_finland_to_be_with_a_family_member

Yle, 2.12.15: Stricter requirements for family reunification coming: must speak Finnish, have a good job and a home http://yle.fi/uutiset/stricter_requirements_for_family_reunification_coming_must_speak_finnish_have_a_good_job_and_a_home/8497205

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